Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Intel Celeron N4020
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2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE900 spec wins — Intel Celeron N4020
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin XE90 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin XE90
- 33% higher Max TDP: 20 W vs 15 W
Reasons to pick the Intel Celeron N4020
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Celeron N4020 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2019 |
| Process | — | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 6 W |
| Max TDP | 20 W+33% | 15 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Celeron N4020 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 2 |
| Performance cores | — | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 2 |
| Threads | — | 2 |
| Base clock | — | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 2.8 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Celeron N4020 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel UHD Graphics 600 (12 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 650 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Celeron N4020 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | DDR4-2400, LPDDR4-2400 |
| Max memory | — | 8 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Celeron N4020 |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 308Bottom 2% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 616Bottom 2% |
| PassMark | — | 1,531Bottom 1% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 108Bottom 2% |
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